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Africa is a multi-disciplinary practice committed to excellence in the
fields
of urban design, environmental planning and landscape architecture. The
practice, formed in 1988, has a 21 year track record and a 40% black
ownership. We
are considered specialists in the fields of multi-disciplinary
planning,
embracing a full range of planning expertise such as:

urban
design

metropolitan
and environmental planning

landscape
architecture

urban,
regional & structure planning

coastal
& resort planning

site
planning and township layout

rezonings,
departures and development control

housing
and housing policy research

project
co-ordination and facilitation

project
feasibility studies

urban
and environmental conservation

visual
impact assessment

resource
management

city
management policy research

The
practice functions on a project basis. Teams
are assembled and senior professional
staff play a direct and active role in all projects. We work with a
number of other consultants who provide additional specialist advice if
required, including:

Development
and Property Economists

Traffic
and Transportation Engineers

Civil
Engineers

Geotechnical
and Geological Engineers

Coastal
& Environmental Engineers

Architects

Land
Surveyors

Ecologists
and Environmental Scientists

The
type of work carried out by the practice ranges from the strategic
to the local, from the multi-disciplinary to the specialist, and
comprises
applied research, planning appraisal and policy formulation,
feasibility
assessment, design and implementation. The practice is fully computerised with
a number of
applications
including various word processing, graphic design, desktop publishing,
spreadsheet and CAD and GIS which is run by an experienced
cartographer/computer specialist. We
have firmly adopted the principles of affirmative action in our
recruitment,
staff training and education, and appointment of associated consultants.